Effect

In battle

Generation III to IV

Pickup has no effect during battle.

Generation V

When an opponent or ally uses a held Berry or a held one-time use item, Pokémon with Pickup gain the used Berry or item if they are not already holding an item. A Pokémon with Pickup can also gain an item thrown at it using Fling. In Double and Triple Battles if more than one Pokémon have Pickup, then only the faster Pokémon will pick up used items.

Outside of battle

Pickup allows the player to receive free items. After a battle, any Pokémon on the team that has this Ability and is not already holding an item has a 10% chance of picking up an item, even if the Pokémon wasn't used in battle. It can be retrieved through the normal means of taking a held item.

Pokémon Black and White

While the Pickup items remain very similar to HeartGold and SoulSilver overall, changes include previously-obtainable TMs replaced by Prism Scales, and where it was previously possible to obtain Ethers between levels 31 and 50, it is now possible to obtain a Lucky Egg between levels 41 and 60.

Level

30%

10%

4%

1%

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

71-80

81-90

91-100

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Again, only minor changes have been made to the item table. Lucky Eggs have been removed and Ethers have been re-inserted in the same place as in HeartGold and SoulSilver. The Max Repel available between levels 1 to 10 has been replaced by a Hyper Potion.

Level

30%

10%

4%

1%

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

71-80

81-90

91-100

Pokémon X and Y

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Level

30%

10%

5%

3%

1%

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

71-80

81-90

91-100

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

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Every time player enters a floor, Pokémon with Pickup will have chance to find an item that can appear on that floor (other than Poké) if it isn't holding an item. In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, it will not activate prior to obtaining the Treasure Bag.

Pickup works for Makuhita Dojo, even though items do not spawn on the ground.